The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-03
THE w HEN
THE BLUEGRASS BOURBONS
Kaintucky, Sab, Will Stand by the
President and His Reform Policy.
But Will Mildly Intimate that He Is Not En-
tirely Sound on Finance, and that Few
More Offices Would Be Acceptable.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.


LOUISVILLE. KY, May AFTER all that has
been written and spoken concerning the attitude
and temper of the Kentucky Democracy toward
the national administration, the indications to-
night that the State convention, which as
sembles here at on Wednesday, will give
the President and his policy a cordial
and unanimous Endorsement The com
mandatory resolutions which to be
introduced may. it is true, embrace delicate
insinuation that the financial policy of Mr..
Cleveland has not been strictly in accord with
sound Democratic doctrine, and that a more
general application of the Jacksonian tneory in
relation to the spoils of Office would be
heartily welcomed and approved, but
whether these interlneations shall be made
will not be definitely decided until after the
leaders have put their heads together to- morrow.
The fact is that the leaders propose to make the
convention sound the keynote of a national
Democratic demand for Clevelard's renomina-
tion They argue that in view of the fact that
in Kentucky, perhaps more than in any other
State, has the civil ilservice policy been condemned;
that right here in Louisville of his
henchmen Congressman Willis) was retired to
private life for supporting him in that policy;
while IN another portion of the State his per
sonal representative in the House (Speaker
Carlislel barely saved from defeat-it is
eminently At and proper that Kentucky con-
~entlon should found the bugle calling upon
the faithtul to rally under ,, the Cleve-
that they are placing themselves in
somewhat eouivocal position by taking this ac-
tion, but they argue. at the same time. that the
situation furnishes justification for their
ton AS Judge Fleming, who nominated
bv Cleveland to the Supreme Bench of New
Mexico but who subsequently declined, and
promoting General Buckners canvass for
the governorship. remarked tonight, 1--WE
wpe onnosea III. on rseoFd h IS
currency and civil service policy; yet feel
that the party cannot afford to throw him over
board. He is the only available it has, and
in view of his untiring energy. his integrity and
his patriotism. feel that should be
disposed to forgive and forget. in times
like these, such qualifications i'm
portant in a public man occupying such
position that we should be willing to sink all
other side issues. These the opinions of nine
tenths of the Democrats of the State, and if the
delegates TO the national convention were to be
chosen tomorrow. all but very few would
be instructed for Cleveland frst last, and all
the time. It will be the same a year from
now"
According to one Of the chiefs Of the State
Democracy, however, there is special
why the convention should place itself on record
being in accord with the administration. This
gentleman is authority for the statement that
Speaker Carlisle will be vigorously pushed for
the second place on the next Democratic presi-
oeHbidl tiChOt. AAoAS 40 oi4itSA avn,
he said, land the two Cs-Cleveland and
Cariise-would prove a magic cry. Now, il the
Democracy of Kentucky, through chosen dele
gates, expresses its willingness to overlook the
Presidents IS sins of omission and commission, we
can go with very good grace to the national con-
ventlon next year and ask that the yice-presi-
dency be given TO the South, and that
State in the South which, having been
the most vigorous in the matter of fault-fnd-
ing, was yet the most ready recognize Mr.
Cevelands cardinal virtues and to urge his re-
nomination upon the Democracy of the country.
And that is precisely what we intend to do"
Speaker Carlisle will be the permanent chair
of the convention, and will strike the key
note of the preside tial Endorsement.